0845 numbers from BlueBoxTelecom

Choose an 0845 number. When you are called on that number, our system forwards the call to a fixed line or mobile phone of your choice, anywhere in the world.New: If you've got a VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony system we can forward to that as well.

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Calls delivered by VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony attract an extra 0.3 ppmppm: pence per minute (ex VAT) payout
0845 daytime payout up to 1.05 ppmppm: pence per minute daytime (peak)

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NumberNumber Click on the number to add it to your trolley( dmConnectdmConnect: Cost-effective worldwide call forwarding, by PSTN and VoIP-BasBase: price plan for light call volumes )

Flexible changes to service & planFlexible changes to service & plan
Combine any number with any service and any plan to get the most appropriate mix of features at the lowest ownership costs.

Business-grade supportBusiness-grade support
People answer the phones (within 4 rings) and 90% of problems will be solved immediately by that person. Email support queries are answered within 4 working hours.

Money back guaranteeMoney back guarantee
We're confident you will be delighted with our service. But should you be unhappy with your new number for any reason, you can cancel within 14 days - and we'll give you a full refund (even the call spend up to £5).

Instant activationInstant activation
All numbers are activated immediately on registration. Services that require credit balances (eg. 0800 and diverts to expensive destinations) will be loaned a small amount if payment is made by credit card.

Flexible paymentFlexible payment
'We accept payment by Credit Card, Cash, Cheque, PayPal, Direct UK Bank Transfer, International Wire, Postal Order, Western Union and will be adding more in the future.

Long established companyLong established company
We have been in the telephone number business since 1991, being the first (in 1993) to offer Unified Messaging services to the public and first (in 1997) to give away free-for-life personal numbers.

0845 case study'Best of both' with local firm's expansion plan

Our client - a small Internet services provider from Kent - wanted to expand its operations with a new office in Essex, offering services to small businesses in both counties. The company discovered that a new number and a valuable add-on service could help it save money while increasing sales.

The challenge

The firm had two landlines (sales and support) and needed two more for its new office. Being able to publish a 'local' phone number in local advertising was an advantage. But running different adverts with different numbers for the two offices would now be too expensive - and might confuse customers.

The solution

The company chose an 0845 number - to use for advertising both offices' sales and support teams. They also selected the dmSwitchboarddmSwitchboard: A fully featured virtual switchboard service, so callers could pick the office and service they wanted... and be connected speedily.

Business benefits

The company enjoyed a 'best of both worlds' outcome. The 0845 number showed they were a professional business - but customers liked the cheap-rate calls

The firm reduced costs, needing only two landlines instead of four.

Business grew. The number of calls rose from around 260 to 380 per month, with more successful sales, as callers were impressed by the service.

0845: executive summary

Cost to call: BT landline rates are 4p, 2p and 1p per minute Day, Night and Weekend (inc. VAT), more from mobile networks.

Image: Indicates a fairly big (possibly national) company. Similar to 0800 but with less of a sales/customer acquisition focus.

Fixed Cost of ownership: The owner may pay setup and rental but not call fees (unless the call needs to be diverted to an expensive destination such as mobile or high-tariff international regions). This makes them the cheapest to call option that has fixed costs of ownership. There may be a payout when diverting to the cheaper locations
dmClub 0845 numbers will divert to landlines in the Big34 countries without charge. Many popular destinations will even result in a modest payout - up to 0.75ppm for UK landline or 1.05ppm for VOIP-trunk

International accessibility: Good.

Regulatory issues: Ofcom have been wondering what to do about this range, but our best guess is that it will be unlikely to change in the next 2 years or so.

Typical Applications: Usually in a soft sales or support situation where callers are not so cost-sensitive and the owner wishes to have fixed costs.
Often compared to 0844 numbers, although the public are more familiar with 0845 (which are also cheaper to call, specially at weekends)

Also consider...

Choose a gold number to add to the professional feel for a fairly modest additional one-off cost. As 0845 is generally less salesy than (say) 0800, the gold number premium is usually smaller.

0845 numbers are often suitable for IVR services(eg. dmSwitchboard)

0800 numbers may be more appropriate if you're fighting for business as they're cheaper and more familiar.

dmConnectdmConnect: Cost-effective worldwide call forwarding, by PSTN and VoIP
All calls forwarded to the same fixed destination number. Includes VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony option

If you expect a large number of calls, then it's important to keep the variable costs down.
If you intend to forward calls to mobiles or internationally, selecting Pro (£6 extra per month) or Enterprise
(£16 extra per month) call plans will pay back, even at quite modest volumes.

* Enterprise plan includes per second billing.Payback VolumePayback Volume the threshold mins/month above which the plan starts saving money compared to the Base plan is a rough estimate and will vary depending on destination and durations of calls.
Payout is based on call duration rounded down to the nearest minute.

Further information

Support for VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony

dmConnectdmConnect: Cost-effective worldwide call forwarding, by PSTN and VoIP supports forwarding via a VoIP trunk to a PABX such as Asterisk, FreePbx, OpenPbx.

We currently provide connections using both the SIP protocol and IAX2.

This service is currently in development, so support for beginners and more esoteric platforms may not be available, but we will do our best to supply network engineers with the appropriate information to enable connections.

Free and Payout Forwarding Destinations for 0845 dmConnect

0845 numbers with the dmConnect service on BaseBase: price plan for light call volumes plan can forward calls to the following destinations daytime and yield a payout:

0845 numbers with the dmConnect service on BaseBase: price plan for light call volumes plan can forward calls to the following destinations daytime without charge:

None

More free destinations and better payouts with Pro or Ent plans

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